Learning in Progress..no, really!

I haven't posted in a while! It's not because we've thrown in the towel or anything. Actually, I have been reminded over and over that this really works for us. The kids are probably ahead of schedule and its a good thing...Feb 7 we got the phone call that we had talked about a lot lately. Greg's mom had passed away. She hasn't been "sick" but she was on oxygen and just getting weaker and weaker by the day it seemed. Greg's dad thinks it was probably a heart attack. She died at home early that morning. Greg was scheduled to leave the next morning for Spring Training so the timing was crazy! We packed up and headed down to Gulfport. We didn't have to yank the kids out of school, we didn't have to get make up work. Heck, we didn't even take work with us!! I knew we could make it up later..and we did. So Greg left the day we buried his mom..we went back home without him, and it was just a sad week. We took the whole week off! We later made that up by working a couple of hours each day of spring break..and still had all the time in the world to play with all the kids out of school! And when I say we took off, there is still learning going on--trust me! I get lots of eye rolls when I randomly quiz on spelling words and multiplication tables!! (From Jack of course!)
So 3 weeks after Greg's mom died(to the day) I get a phone call from Greg's aunt that his dad had a heart attack. "NO NO NO!!" We're my exact words. He was and is ok!! But in those hours that I wasn't sure what happened or the damage done I was so scared. So I packed up again..headed down there..Greg flew in from Phoenix..Mimi kept the kids and played substitute teacher..again!! Jack and Ali adapt so well by the way! They just go with the flow. So Greg's dad is doing fabulous now! We came home with his dog, Rusty, to relieve him of some stress, and we're back to a semi normal schedule.
My mom and step dad are moving in just a few days..down the street! We are super excited about this!! Every kids dream is to have their grandparents in walking distance! At least it was mine! They have been staying here most of the time during the building process..which I don't mind at all..but we will really be able to get back to our good 3 hour school days when the house is quiet again. It's bitter sweet..I love the company..but I know the kids do better when there are fewer distractions. SOOO that's what has been going on here the last two months or so. I'm sure there's lots I left out and hilarious moments by my kids that I'm not documenting and I will regret..maybe I will get better about that. But for now, they are fed, clothed and healthy, hopefully learning something and I am semi-sane..so all is good at Hibbard Academy!